🌍 Ready to lead change in #HIV care across Europe?
Join the Person-Centred Care Advocacy Academy by @iasociety.bsky.social and become a champion for people-first HIV services.
📅 Apply now: www.iasociety.org/events/perso...
#HIVAdvocacy #PersonCentredCare #HIVEurope
Barriers to prep can impact mental health Int he background, rows of blue prep pills. National aids trust logo. Red ribbon. Securing rights, stopping H.I.V.
48% of respondents to a survey for #NotPrEPared said that they had experienced #MentalHealth problems when trying to access PrEP in #England, including anxiety, depression and impacts on their dating/sex lives. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Read the report:
nat.org.uk/publicati...
The Rainbow Map 2025 offers a stark snapshot of where Europe stands on #LGBTI human rights.
From #1 to #22, UK recorded its biggest fall in the ranking.
#LGBT
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
What will it take for London to end New #HIV Transmissions by 2030? Here a set of recommendations by their Health Commission www.london.gov.uk/sites/defaul...
📢 Exciting news! Opt-out BBV testing is set to be introduced in Edinburgh and Glasgow. This initiative aims to increase early detection and treatment, helping to reduce the spread of #HIV and #Hepatitis. #HIVTesting www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/05/07/o...
Evidence brief: Progress towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goal 3.3 targets related to #HIV, TB, viral #hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the European Union and European Economic Area
www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
Ugh… what’s the point on watching THAT show now? 🧟♂️ #TheLastOfUs
Today feels like we took another step backward for inclusivity and equality. #Trans people in the UK and worldwide deserve recognition and respect, not exclusion. We must do better. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
So pleased to see @thtorguk.bsky.social working with #AIDSmap on their future. They have always been a beacon on light in times of misinformation. #HIV
📢 NHS is expanding BBV opt-out testing to 30 more A&E departments across England! 🌍 This initiative aims to detect more cases of #HIV and #Hepatitis, providing better access to life-saving treatments. 💉 #PublicHealth #HIVTesting #NHS 🩺
www.england.nhs.uk/2025/02/nhs-...
Mark your calendar 📅 Monday 10 February is the first day of National HIV Testing Week, and it’s never been easier to test.
#HIV testing is quick, free, and fits around your life. Find the testing option that works for you bit.ly/3BGkvOg #ITEST #HIVTestingWeek
In another blow to Global #PublicHealth, Argentina is planning to withdraw from @who.int claiming big disagreements in health management and accusing the organization of being too politically influenced.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Love this.
Queers Beyond Borders is a friendly guide to moving into and across Europe, produced by The Love Tank.
The website currently includes info for Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid and Paris.
More cities coming soon!
www.queersbeyondborders.info
The commentary on Rory Stewart vs JD Vance reads so differently in Bsky vs X.
Switzerland to cut funding for UNAIDS, another setback in the global fight against HIV. 🚨 #HIV #UNAIDS #GlobalHealth
genevasolutions.news/global-news/...
I got a free (and slightly painful) shave from my 3yo son. My moustache might be a bit crooked but my soul is full.
Lo amo.
Policy makers visiting Person Centred Care venues like Dean Street to inform upcoming policies, gives me hope and joy 🙏
www.chelwest.nhs.uk/about-us/new...
The Trump Administration has issued a temporary waiver for "life-saving humanitarian assistance," allowing certain programmes, including #HIV services, to continue during the assessment period. healthpolicy-watch.news/us-exempts-l...
#PublicHealth is always political... due to action or inertia. But this is on a different level. This has global implications and I worry that in days, we are wiping out progress achieved in decades.
[academic paper] Rapid #ART is associated with reduced mortality and is cost-effective compared to non-rapid ART in real-world settings. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39453866/
#HIV
A moment to appreciate the talent of #DamiamoDavid
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Fantastic work by the British Liver Trust to launch a campaign for action and advocacy for #HBV elimination in the UK… political engagement is vital.
Let’s break the silence. #NoHep #HepSky #LiverSky @britishlivertrust.bsky.social
Routine #HIV and #Hepatitis in emergency departments works, saves money, removes the stigma, and is finding people who are undiagnosed and linking them to care.
We welcome the £27m pledged last week by the Prime Minister to expand the programme in #England.
www.itv.com/news/central...
I think #PeerNavigation in care management is fundamental. It makes easier for people to engage in #HIV treatment and prevention services supporting good health outcomes.
[report] Take The Rights Path by @unaids.bsky.social highlighting the importance of a human rights approach to ending #AIDS as a #publichealth threat.
#HIV
rightspath.unaids.org
Opt-out testing in ED is reaching people we normally don't via other settings.
Here the characteristics of people with new
#HIV diagnoses, by setting (full report: www.gov.uk/government/p...)
Why is opt-out testing in ED important?
It's an inclusive approach and can address inequalities in testing among people who may not identify themselves as at risk of a BBV or experience barriers to accessing other health services. It offers an opportunity to re-engage people in care.
Proportion of people newly diagnosed and linked to care has increased for all BBVs
1,957 new HBV diagnoses, 762 new HCV diagnoses and 391 new HIV diagnoses.
Higher proportion on new diagnoses in Women, people over 50 and people living in the most deprived areas
Higher proportion of people of Black ethnicity were newly diagnosed for all BBVs